Crime

THE MURDER OF John Avers, 47, has been described by a police officer who worked on the investigation as “barbaric”. The evidence before the court exposed two heartless murderers – and the seedy side of drug trafficking in the heart ...

A COLLISION on the A13 IN Newham on Saturday, 15th January left a motorcyclist seriously injured. Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. It was just after 7am that day when police received reports that a collision had ...

A VIOLENT crime spree in Romford and Ilford came to an end earlier this month when two teens appeared at Thames Magistrates Court to face charges relating to the death of Josephine Smith in Romford. It was 28th October the ...

THE POLICE investigation began with a phone call from a man who said that he had been stabbed in Mare Street. He said that a group of men were going round stabbing people – and one of them had stolen ...

IT WAS JAIL for Mamun Rashid, 28, after he appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on 6th January 2022 – twelve years and three months, to be precise, followed by an extended five year licence period. The Court heard that Rashid ...

A YOUNG MAN lost his life in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Redbridge on 17th December. Police are investigation the circumstances of the accident and have now appealed for any witnesses to come forward. The collision ...

TWO MEN in their 20s became involved in an altercation with a third man after they left a bar in Curtain Road, Shoreditch. The incident occurred shortly after 11pm on Sunday, 11th July. During the altercation, both men were assaulted. ...

BUS PASSENGERS should be able to travel safely, without being threatened by predatory men. This is why police are keen to find a man who exposed himself on an East London bus last month. The incident occurred between 7.30 and ...

ON BOXING DAY, a woman was killed in Newham. Just two days later, on 28th December, a man appeared at Thames Magistrates Court, charged with murdering her. The victim’s body was found at a residential property in Earlham Grove, E7. ...

TRAGEDY STRUCK Newham on Boxing Day, as police found a woman dead at a house in Earlham Grove, E7. They had gone to the property just before midday after receiving reports from people concerned over the welfare of the occupant. ...